Crochet ring



Oct. 11, 1938. R WHI 2,133,221

CROCHET RING Filed April 25, 1937 Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to an improvement in crochet rings.

In the art of crocheting, it is customary to guide the yarn or thread over the forefinger with the result that the pulling and friction not infrequently cuts into the flesh or otherwise creates irritation as the thread or yarn is pulled and tightened around the finger.

The purpose of my present invention is to prelo Vent this, and it consists of a ring which may be easily slipped on or off the operators finger, and which afior-ds not only a guide for the thread or yarn but keeps it from pulling and straining against the flesh. l i In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective showing the ring applied to the forefinger of the left hand;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan View of the ring;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the center of the ring showing one-half of the ring.

The ring is made of any suitable material and in a size to suit the requirements, in fact it may be made in different sizes and of any approved 3 material.

The ring is preferably an open ring, although it might be closed.

This ring is designated by the numeral l, and in the preferred form is open at the lower side, I?!) so that it may be easily expanded or stretched over the finger whereby it will tighten around it more or less snugly and retain its position on the finger.

In the form illustrated, a plurality of enlarge- :ja; ments 2 are formed on the upper surface of the ring at a suitable distance apart. Three are shown, but, of course, the number might be varied according to circumstances. Through these enlargements the open holes 3 are formed. These open at the ends, as viewed in Fig. 2, and extend to the surface in the form of more or less narrow slits 4 through which the yarn is threaded, and by reason of the enlarged inner part in the hole 3 the yarn or thread is afforded 45 ample clearance for pulling without accidentally leaving the hole 3. For this reason the holes are preferably formed as shown in Fig. 4, that is,

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relatively broad and slit through the center at the outer portion, thereby providing inwardly projecting lips 6, and tapered inwardly with three rounding corners in this triangular formation, so that the yarn meets with a minimum of friction and resistance at the corners or angles, and always has ample clearance for movement in one of these corners with a minimum of likelihood of finding its way out through the slits 4 except when desired.

By reason of the general curvature and the lack of straight alignment of the holes 3, which are preferably curved as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, there is comparatively little danger of the thread or yarn being accidentally pulled out of the holes and slits. This is still further insured by the undercut character or the relatively large cross-sectional area of the holes 3, as compared with the narrow slits 4.

With this ring, the yarn may be almost instantaneously threaded through the several slits 4 into the holes 3, where they are retained against escape while allowing freedom of endwise movement, and the ring thus constructed is a complete guard and protector for the operators finger as Well as for the yarn or thread, while occupying very little space and resting lightly and comfortably upon the finger.

The rounded inwardly extending spaces or notches 5 between the enlargements 2 make it convenient for the operator to pick up the yarn at these points in the event of its getting caught or wedged due to an obstruction such as a knot occurring in the yarn.

I claim:

A crochet ring having a plurality of enlargements with holes extending therethrough approximately paralleling the curvature of the ring, and inwardly extending recesses between the enlargements over which the yarn passed through the holes is exposed to the surface of the ring, the holes substantially triangular in cross-section and slit through to the outer surface of the enlargementsproviding inwardly projecting flanking lips on each side of the slit.

ROBERT G. WHITE. 

